22/07/2011 Reporting Scotland

Welcome to Reporting Scotland. In the last 30 minutes it has been

confirmed that Strathclyde Police are investigating phone hacking in

Scotland. And also the possibility that a witness committed perjury at

the Tommy Sheridan trial. We reveal the celebrities who may be the

victims of further news of the world's scandal. And fresh details

of the cost of policing the Old Firm fixture. The most poorly

educated constituency in the UK - one person in three has not a

single qualification. Four of the worst 10 areas are in

Scotland. And we are also live on the sorely coast where the 10th

anniversary of the Wicker man festival is being celebrated. --

the Wickerman Festival. Strathclyde Police have launched a

formal investigation into phone hacking and breaches of data

protection. The investigation also uncover evidence given at the Tommy

Sheridan trial. The inquiry began after a dossier alleging hundreds

of people had been targeted by News International was handed to

Strathclyde Police. Our correspondent has seen that dossier

and brings us this report. It was this press conference a fortnight

ago by Tom Watson, and the lawyer of Tommy Sheridan, which brought

the news of the world scandal to Scotland.

There is a dossier which we will be handing to Strathclyde Police.

Reporting Scotland has obtained at least part of the dossier. It

contains segments released from the disgraced private investigator of -

- private investigator, Steve Whitton more. Many of the requests

for data with than this a legitimate public we sourced

requests. But some of them are far more sensitive, private information,

like ex directory phone numbers or criminal records. F that

information has been achieved by deception or blacking, that would

be illegal. Which celebrities are on the list? Kenny Logan and his

television presenter wife. Andy Jethro Tull Leeds singer, Ian

Anderson. The News of the world was only the

5th biggest customer of the private investigator concerned.

It is in the public interest if we're talking about wrong doing,

something illegal, unethical. If it is just for titillation then that

is not in the public interest. It has to be about genuine wrong doing

which is being exposed. The last it does not contain

evidence of phone hacking but they it loyal of Tommy Sheridan once the

information cross-referenced with Glenn Mulcare's list, on which

Tommy Sheridan bus feature. And now it has been confirmed that

Strathclyde Police is formally investigating the allegations along

with allegations of poor -- police corruption, and perjury, by for

more news of the world employees. - - four. -- former. And the last few

minutes have also been dramatic. Up until now it had been a preliminary

assessment with a huge amount of paperwork to go through. Not least,

11,000 pages formerly belonging to Glenn Moore care which I believe is

now in the possession of Strathclyde Police. -- Glenn

Mulcaire. Strathclyde Police will be acutely aware of the alleged a

bungled investigation at the Metropolitan Police. They will not

want to repeat that mistake. I understand that 40 detectives have

been deployed to help sift through the paperwork. There is much more

to come. The cost of policing last year's

Old Firm matches have been obtained by the BBC. They reveal that the

clubs contributed less than 16 of the cost. -- one sixth. The cost is

almost �2.4 million. That works out at more than �320,000 per game.

Comparing that with other matches shows the difference. Just over

�16,000 for a typical Celtic against Hearts match. There are

just over 140 violent crimes on the average Saturday. But when there is

an Old Firm game their average of 382. The club's pay for the cost of

policing the matches but the majority of incidents take place

after work. -- afterwards. On the day of a very Old Firm fixture

extra police are drafted and. -- every Old Firm fixture. Match

commander's and football intelligence teams add to a huge

cost at a time when budgets are being squeezed.

Speaking for my colleagues across Scotland we would rather spend the

money assisting communities in the way that the public want us to do.

Keeping people safer in a wider setting. Rather than spend an awful

lot of money on one day. For any event.

Last season the clubs paid more than �300,000 for policing the

games but that is a fraction of the total cost of the bad behaviour

surrounding the fixture. And the impact is not just financial.

Domestic violence also increases. Women and children watched the game

because they are terrified that if their partner's team loses, all

hell will break loose when he comes home.

The Government claims to be tackling the violence. The clubs

claim they're doing all they can. But the police claimed that fans

must police themselves and act responsibly. Policing these games

may cost a lot of money but the matches do have positive effects. A

recent study by the Fraser of Allander Institute found that over

a season both clubs contributed �120 million of added value to the

Glaswegian economy and support more than 3,000 jobs.

New measures to tackle knife crime came into force today. Anybody

caught carrying one in a pub, a bus, or train, will be automatically

jailed for up to four years, even if it is a first offence.

Previously the maximum sentence was one year. And the new law will

focus on the so-called hot spots which are notorious for gang

violence. An all too familiar scene. Knife crime often has deadly

consequences. Convictions have dropped in the last five years but

individual tragedies still resonate deeply. In February, more than

1,000 people marched in memory of a teenager stabbed to death in plant

hire. Feelings remain strong. These are young leaves which are

lost. I work in a youth centre in plant

hire and use public transport during the day. And I just do not

trust some people at night. The Lord Advocate has adopted a

tougher approach and is focusing on specific areas. In the city centre

you have Pops, buses, taxis, trains stations, and if you are now caught

carrying a knife in any of these places you will face tougher

sanctions. And the same goes for designated hot spots which police

and prosecutors are believed are a magnet for violence. A maximum four

year sentence can be imposed. I hope this will be a strong

deterrent for people who believe it is acceptable to carry a knife. And

I hope it has an effect and people will ban the knife, leave it at

home. Pub landlords and the police are

pleased with the new emphasis on first time offenders.

In the past a first-time offender could be dealt with in a less

serious way. This time around, a first-time offender in these

circumstances, in these areas, will be dealt with.

It is estimated that 360 cases a year would fall under the new laws.

The aim is to blunt the influence of blades on Scottish society.

A man who killed the landlord of his local pub by driving over his

body has been found guilty of murder. Lee McNamara killed the

Steven Curran outside a pub last year. CCTV footage of him was shown

to the jury in which the actual murder took place. It proved

critical to the conviction. Still to come - save the whales. A

rescue operation to rescue 15 which have a ran ashore on the Sutherland

coast. We will look ahead to the opening

weekend of the new SPL season as the Hibernian manager has a stark

warning for his supporters and a Celtic new boy it reveals why he

opted for Parkhead over the English Premier League.

People in parts of Glasgow are the most poorly educated in the entire

UK. Figures show that more than one-third of people in the Glasgow

North East constituency have no qualifications, the highest

proportion anywhere in the UK. For some, living here can be a bleak

prospect. Without qualifications it is likely to stay that way. Did you

get any qualifications? Standard grades, but not many.

What about mum? No, not many.

And you gotta? I hope she will go to university.

How difficult is it to get a job? I was easily led and if I knew now

what -- if I knew that then I would have done more.

Glasgow has the largest number of graduates in Scotland. One of up

are educated to degree level in the City but for many others graduation

the is something they will never see. In the West of Scotland six

constituencies around the bottom 20 across the whole of the United

Kingdom. In Glasgow East, one in three people have no qualifications

at all. In Glasgow North East, the number is even higher at 35% -

Who there are more than 110 schools in the region and the council say

they have invested in key workers and coaches to get young people

into further education and apprenticeships, so what is going

wrong? There is a real history of unemployment. There is perhaps a

mind set of young people that do not expect to achieve anything. You

only need to look at India and China, where they believe that the

knowledge economy is the key to prosperity. The Scottish government

says achievements should not be about where you live. We should

make sure that everyone in Scotland aspires to having a job and to

education and to making sure we overcome the huge historic

inequalities in Scotland. This problem is not going away and a

Scotland is to compete globally, experts say it is something we

cannot afford to ignore. Some other stories across Scotland

this Friday. Police investigating the murder of

a woman near Dundee are examining mobile phone pictures of a road

crash which left her husband seriously injured. 40 year-old Jane

Cumming was found dead at her home in the village of Longforgan a week

ago today. Police are waiting to question her 45 year-old husband in

connection with the death. The future of the UK's largest

missile range is secure for the next five years at least. The

Ministry of Defence has confirmed it will be investing in new

equipment and facilities for the Hebrides range, which employs 200

people. Air defence weapons being tested there currently include

those being used on operation in Libya.

One of the world's leading firms of architects has been named as a

finalist in the design competition to transform Aberdeen's Union

Terrace Gardens. Foster and Partners of London are among six

teams to compete to design the new square. The proposal to raise the

level of the Victorian gardens has been controversial - more than half

of the respondents to a consultation rejected the plans.

A rescue operation is underway to save at least 15 pilot whales which

have come ashore at Kyle of Durness on the north coast of Scotland. The

whales are part of a pod of as many as 60. They were spotted this

morning just west of the village of Durness. A Royal Navy bomb disposal

team training in the air has offered to help. One of Scotland's

most distinctive music festivals - the Wickerman Festival celebrates

its 10th anniversary. The event was inspired by the cult 1970s horror

film of the same name. Our reporter is there for us tonight, how is the

atmosphere? Began his fear is building nicely indeed - watched

over by the giant wicker statue. -- the atmosphere is building nicely.

There has been a lot of religious February about what a festival

celebrating and movie which depicted paganism and a sacrificial

ending - what that would entail. But those fears have been allayed

over-the- years. It now has an established niece's -- niche. It

has an eclectic music next - from Welsh rappers last year to ashore

and -- sharp-suited Northern crooner. And there is iconic image

of. The torch the image at the climax to the festival. -- the

torch. This man directed the original movie. I came here and lit

the Wicker man nine years ago. There was so much movement and life

in the sculpture that I thought it was going to walk away, blazing

across their hills. The 10th birthday has been reached against

considerable odds. They Fell of paganism and a horrific ending

caused churches to protest the festival originally. There was

outrage and fears of sabotage. police said that people from local

churches might come to protest before the festival. I got hold of

an old van and I slept in the van for a week on constant duty in case

someone turned up with a torch. Wicker man could -- survived to

grow up in stature. It has been recognised as one of the most

family-friendly festivals in the country. It is also a year round

business for the farmer who decade ago provided his home as he sought

to diversify in the aftermath of the foot-and-mouth Ed -- epidemic.

It turns over 10 times the amount of the farm in the whole year. The

potential of loss from the festival is very much greater than the

potential from the FA and, so it is incumbent on me to make sure that

does not happen. So that means hands-on and a total commitment to

the Festival. The Wicker man will burn as always at midnight tomorrow

but before then lots of good music to come. Then no assets are

currently on the stage behind me. James, Feeder and the Coral are

still to come up along with Echo and the Bunnymen. Fabulous music

and great music. Sport now. Weeks after the end of

the last campaign, football fans are getting ready for another SPL

season. It will kicks off with Rangers against Hearts tomorrow.

Chris McLoughlin has been to visit Dunfermline to see how it will play

out. It has been a four year wait for

this club but for everyone else it has been a matter of weeks.

The new SPL season is upon us and once again weekends are complete.

They say it is tough at the top, and this year will be no exception.

It is a passionate Lennon at Parkhead. If we can get out and

unfurled the flak which the players and supporters deserve, as soon as

that is done it his business. not think I have an X jet age,

there are two good teams. It should be interesting to watch. -- extra

edge. Clova signings are the key to survival. -- Clova signings. --

- clever signings. The pressure will not be reserved for managers

and players. It is unlikely to be an easy ride for referees after

their strike. You stumble through season to

season but it would be terribly damaging if we had another season

with the same problems as last season. I do not know if they

gain's MH could withstand that. road ahead is long but ladies and

gentlemen, start your sells them for their new season. -- strap

yourselves end. Hibs manager says success for his

side this season would be qualifying for a European place but

he has warned his players they will need to improve to get there. Hibs

take on Celtic on Sunday. Calderwood has urged the fans to

have realistic expectations about the forthcoming season. I cannot

see us starting the season in the type of form that will take us to

that. The start is tough. I see scope in the group to improve. We

will have to ride out one or two storms in the first half of this

season. Celtic new signing Victor Wanyama

has revealed he chose to join Celtic over Aston Villa who made

him an offer. He opted to sign a four-year deal with Celtic instead

and is relishing the prospect of life in the SPL. Yes, I really

wanted to join the SPL. Celtic is an historic club. It was really

nice and I think it was an easy choice for me to choose Celtic

because it is a great club. So this season kicks off tomorrow

but already one Scottish Cup is out of European condition --

competition. Dundee United lost out to Slask Wroclaw in the second

qualifying line -- qualifying rounds of the Europa a league. It

was a noisy second half. Dundee were trailing 1 nil from the first

leg. Two minutes then and a goal for work Dundee United's. It was

not long before Dundee United doubled their lead. David Gill --

David Goodwillie the scorer this time. Despite losing two early

goals, Slask Wroclaw were not about to give up and scored an vital away

goal. Just before half-time, David Goodwillie was sent sprawling and

Dundee converted the penalty. United were back in its high. The

Polish side had other ideas. They've ruined the European party

for United. The SPL season has yet to begin but already Dundee United

are out of Europe. It of gets underway this weekend. -

- it all gets underway. Let us get the weekend weather. He

promises great things. Hello there. It was a day of

showers and sunny spells but not showers and sunny spells but not

for all because it was chilly in Aberdeen. It will be dry and cool

across most parts of the country. Showers will start to fade away

with late sunshine for some of us. Overnight - a dry story. Some cloud

but cleared as well. Temperatures around 6 or seven Celsius. Cooler

spots in Highlands. In to tomorrow, fine and dry and bright. The wind

is coming in from the north and down the east coast. Strong winds

at times. Further west and the winds will be lighter. Temperatures

up to 20 degrees. The cloud may bubble up through the afternoon but

still a pleasant day. Down the East Coast, the temperatures will be

depressed because of the wind. Further north temperatures at best

at 15 degrees. If you are out this weekend hill-walking are climbing,

there will be good spells of sunshine. These are temperatures at

the summits. Many East, Mirror -- more cloud around. On the waters,

across the south-west good visibility. Similar conditions

across the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay. Conditions stronger

further out. The wind will be affecting the Northern Isles where

we can be expecting gale-force winds. The rest of the afternoon

and into the evening we hold on to that dry picture across the whole

Scotland. A pleasant start to the weekend for most of us. Moving

ahead, low-pressure out towards the east which will bring those

northerly winds and the cloud down the east of the country. Further

south and west get decent spells of sunshine. Lower temperatures across

the North. Higher temperatures across the south and west. Next

week - will at last? The low pressure moves away and we have

high pressure moving in. Trying settled will be on the cards until

the middle of the week. -- dry and settled.

Just before seven - a summary of the top stories. Strathclyde Police

of Lloyd's a formal investigation into claims of phone hacking and

beaches of data protection. The investigation will cover evidence

given at the Tommy Sheridan perjury trial.

At least two people have been killed in a massive bomb explosion

in the centre of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. Several other people

had been injured. The blast was near the offices of the country's

biggest tabloid newspaper and the Prime Minister's office.

The bill for policing last season's Old Firm football matches came to